Denmark: wholesale & retail trade - employment 2021

In 2021, the number of employees in the wholesale and retail trade industry incl. repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles in Denmark remained nearly unchanged at around 454,856 employees. With a decline of 349 employees (-0.08 percent), there is no significant change to 2020.
Number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in kind. A worker from an employment agency is considered to be an employee of that temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which they work.

Find more statistics on the wholesale and retail trade industry incl. repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles in Denmark with key insights such as number of enterprises, turnover, production value, and personnel costs.

Total number of employees in the wholesale and retail trade including the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in Denmark from 2012 to 2021

Characteristic	Number of employees
2021	454,856
2020	455,205
2019	450,000
2018	456,280
2017	443,789
2016b	436,557
2015	401,518
2014	397,766
2013	396,674
2012	396,926

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

Denmark

Survey time period

2012 to 2021

Supplementary notes

b: Break in time series.
The source adds the following information: Number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in kind. A worker from an employment agency is considered to be an employee of that temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which they work.
Data coverage is for the code G of the CE_R2 of economic activities, which is wholesale and retail trade including the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles.

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